March
2007
National Movement for Democracy and
Federalism
Democratic Republic of Congo
An Obscure and Uncertain Future for
the Democratic Republic of Congo
by
Matthieu Waakalewae Yangambi, Ed.D
The Belgian government has managed to make
Joseph Kabila, a native of the Republic of Rwanda and a highly
unqualified individual and war criminal, President of the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This placement in the
guise of democracy is an insult to the democratic values established
in the Belgian Kingdom. Given this misguided support for Joseph
Kabila, the status of the Belgian Kingdom as a European developed
country is highly questionable. Its action in the Congo has
sent mixed messages about the use of democratic values in
the Kingdom of Belgium and, consequently, should be a serious
and unbearable humiliation to the decent people of Belgium.
The Belgian government has deeply disappointed the people
of the DRC, who were expecting their country to establish
democracy after the transitional period through free and fair
democratic elections. Instead, the Belgian government has
squandered its time and efforts sabotaging the overall electoral
process. The blind trust the people of the DRC had in the
Belgian government has led them back to square one. The killing
machine and forced misery continue to be part of their lives,
unfortunately, with the blessing of the Belgian government.
It is disheartening to observe that out of many Belgian government
members, Mr. Karel De Gucht, minister of foreign affairs,
is the only one with logical reasoning concerning the events
unfolding in the DRC. The declarations coming from Mr. Andre
Flahaut, minister of defense, and Mr. Armand De Decker of
cooperation and development, both members of the Belgian government,
are not far from those declared by trouble minded persons
in specialized medical institutions. It is insane and appalling
for the Belgian government to condone deliberate killings
of the innocent and defenseless people of the DRC. It is evident
that the Congolese people’s struggle to recover everlasting
peace and prosperity must be directed toward the malicious
tactics of the Belgian government.
Joseph Kabila, with the blessing of the Belgian government,
has:
1. Attempted to kill his political rival, Mr. Bemba, while
in a meeting with diplomats in his home. Nothing is too outrageous
for the Belgian government.
2. Sent his militia to kill peaceful protestors in the Bas-Congo
province. He has not shown any remorse as a native president
should do.
3. Negotiated with another war criminal, his Rwandan compatriot
Laurent Nkundabatware, a dissident general in Kivu province,
to have his militia given special treatment in the Congolese
national army, while it is well established that this dissident
general is responsible for the killing of civilians, rape
and many other sorts of inhumane acts.
4. Instead of leading negotiating tactics with Mr. Bemba to
solve the differences and save human lives, he has preferred
to use his deceiving military expertise, and return to killing
without remorse.
In addition, some portions of Congolese land have been forcefully
taken by the Angola government (Kahemba) and by foreign bandits—Minembwe
in Kivu, Mbororo in Oriental province—and recently some
Zambian soldiers have claimed Kapingu village in Katanga to
be theirs. The Belgian government protégé, Joseph
Kabila, is not bothered by
these actions. No native of the DRC serving as a lawful elected
President can afford to stay indifferent to these national
humiliations.
The Belgian government’s blind eyes on Joesph Kabila’s
dreadful actions in the Congo have compromised the hopes of
the Congolese and veritable friends of the Congo on the establishment
of true democracy in the DRC. It cannot be alright for the
Belgian government to allow Joseph Kabila to keep a militia
of 14,000 men scattered around the country for his protection,
outside the national army. This compromises Joseph Kabila’s
and the Belgian government’s efforts to pacify the entire
Congo. Any native of the Congo has difficulty understanding
such a dismissive attitude toward the Congo and its people.
Had the people of the Congo been given the opportunity to
freely elect their own national leaders, peace and prosperity
would be on the way to being established by now. The Belgian
government has so seriously disappointed the people of the
Congo that the appreciation reserved for the Belgians by the
Congolese has been profoundly eroded.
We call upon all people of goodwill in the Kingdom of Belgium
to help restore order and democracy in the Congo and get rid
of the criminals and incompetents in the DRC leadership
No matter what the illogical minded people of the Belgium
condone against the will of the people of Congo, peace and
prosperity will be returned to the Congo.
We wish this message to reach every Congolese native and
all friends of the Congolese people. Please, spread the word--before
it is too late.
God exists for all humanity.
Sincerely,
For the National Movement for Democracy and Federalism,
Organization Member of the Advocacy Network for Africa,
Matthieu Waakalewae Yangambi, Ed.D.
Chairman
Providence, RI, USA
Matthieuwy12@juno.com
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